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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry I was not clear. Child is in Algebra 2 in 10th grade. A in both Algebra 1 and Geometry.

This year there is a health issue that should be resolved in the next few months. But child used it as an excuse and did not use the accommodations teachers were glad to provide.

There is an class and extracurricular where the teacher thinks the child is the best they have seen in their 20+ odd years and child spends way too much time on this to the hinderance of studies. If you talk to this teacher and another outside coach for this extracurricular vs. math/science teachers, the difference is night and day. These extracurricular teacher made child a captain in 10th grade, which never seems to have happened. Child spends all the time on this activity and gives studies minimal attention.

In math the problem is simply not practicing enough as in not doing given homework.

How would you approach in this case? [/quote]

Is the EC class a non-mathematicsk subject that could be a legit career? If so, you get off the core academic track and focus on growing into that career. [/quote]

Could be a viable career but that has a [b]very low chance of success. Kind of like probability of success to get into NBA or NFL.[/b]

Thinking is, I am interested in career X and colleges A, B, C. None of them need a GPA of A. So why do all the work when B is good enough. It was going to plan until this year end.

Can child get into VCU for example?[/quote]

You take this away until they show they’re mature enough to handle school too.

You don’t risk your entire future over a long shot, because as you say, even the most talented people in those fields sometimes never make it.

Would I say the same thing about a B or C? No. Not everyone needs to have a 4.0. But FAILING a class? No way. Your extracurricular is gone till you fix it.[/quote]

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